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How to Achieve the Impossible

Let's Grow Leaders

IT managers, Lori and Ann, were both shocked when they were given their latest projects. What this new client wanted was really complicated, and their teams were already about to tip over, not to mention the ridiculous time frame the sales team had committed to. “Why don’t they ask us before making these impossible commitments?” “What are they smoking?

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Can You Manage Up? Eight Questions for Increasing Your Influence

Lead Change Blog

As I travel around the country speaking and training people to hold potentially difficult conversations, I am frequently asked if the skills and processes which I teach can be used with one’s boss. I forcefully affirm that one can be more effective as a communicator no matter to whom they may be speaking. Many times people respond with something like, “Well, sure it works if they have had the training.”.

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Monday Quote

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “There is no victory at bargain basement prices. “ Dwight D. Eisenhower. . How did you enjoy today’s post? If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . … Read the rest.

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22 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Jurassic World

Joseph Lalonde

W hen Steven Spielberg’s cinematic interpretation of Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel Jurassic Park was released 22 years ago, the world of movies changed. Realistic dinosaurs took to the big screen. Science fiction seemed a bit closer to science fact. And people were once again terrified of dinosaurs roaming the earth. I have fond memories of seeing Jurassic Park in the theaters.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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How to Build a Better Meeting: Part One

Great Leadership By Dan

This week’s posts are all about running better meetings! We start with a new article over at About.com on how to run better team meetings. Follow these 10 tips and you’ll have more productive team meetings where your employees walk away feeling engaged and valued. One-on-one meetings are another way for managers to demonstrate leadership. Follow these 12 tips to learn how.

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15 Ways to Invite and Ignite Commitment

Leadership Freak

The ability to inspire commitment is the ability to create the future. Poor leaders invite apathy. Successful leaders ignite commitment. Uncommitted people: Lack energy. Pull back. Hang around for selfish reasons.

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Your Development Belongs to You

Kevin Eikenberry

Yep, I’ve stated my premise in the title. Your development is yours. It doesn’t belong to your boss or your organization, it belongs to you. I’ve stated my premise, now let me state my case. Who Benefits Most? When we think about you becoming more effective at work, whether that is technical skills, interpersonal skills […]. The post Your Development Belongs to You appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Mindful Mondays: Choosing How You Want to Show Up This Week

Next Level Blog

As I wrote here earlier this year, a word that's working for me this year is the Sanskrit word sankalpa. As explained to me by one of my teachers, Sara Ivanhoe, sankalpa encourages us to focus less on what we're going to do and more on how we're going to be. Of course, those two ideas are not mutually exclusive. How we show up in any given situation has an enormous impact on what we actually accomplish.

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Remarkable TV: How Do I Become More Successful?

Kevin Eikenberry

I was recently asked this question: “If you have been in the position for a while, but not been successful, what can you do to become successful?” Check out this Remarkable TV episode to find out how I answered the question… I was recently asked this question: “If you have been in the position for […]. The post Remarkable TV: How Do I Become More Successful?

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How to Deliver Performance Feedback That Sticks

ReImagine Work

Have you heard of the feedback sandwich? It’s when you start with something positive, share what needs to change, and finish with something positive. The concept has been around a long time. From what I gather, the foundation of it is sound. Over the years, it’s gotten misinterpreted to where it’s applied something like this: “Good to see you.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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3 Continuous Improvement Questions You Ought to Consider

Nathan Magnuson

What comes to mind when you think about continuous improvement? Hopefully you believe it’s a leadership responsibility we all share each and every day. “CI” doesn’t discriminate based on seniority, title, pay grade or job function. Good ideas can come from everywhere. And in a changing environment where what worked yesterday may not work best today, there is all kinds of opportunity.

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What is it you ALWAYS have time for?

Jason Womack

What are the things you always have time for? How come you always seem to have time to work on a project that is due tomorrow? How come you have time to fill up an “almost empty” gas tank? How.

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If They Won’t Change, You’d Better Move on!

Marshall Goldsmith

Dear Followers: My new book Triggers is published! Order it now at Triggersthebook.com ! Life Is Good. — Marshall. You know the people I’m talking about: she says she wants to change, but when it comes time to do so, she makes excuses and doesn’t follow through; or he says he’s eager for a new life, and then defends his old ways at every turn. It’s exhausting to keep up with the denial tactics, finger-pointing, arguments, and justifications that people who really don’t want to change can come

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114: How Wellbeing Boosts Employee Engagement and Profitability | with Doug Stover from Gallup

Engaging Leader

According to The Gallup Organization, when companies add a well-being focus to their engagement efforts, it has an accelerating effect. Focusing on employee engagement and employee well-being together helps companies maximize productivity. Today we’ll discuss how your organization can improve your culture, employee engagement, and the bottom-line by taking a whole-person approach that allows employees […] According to The Gallup Organization, when companies add a well-being focus to their

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Constructive Venting

Coaching Tip

"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain." Maya Angelou. Nobody likes to hear complaints unless they are accompanied by solutions and the benefits to following those solutions. The next time you feel the need to vent, put yourself in the position of the one listening to the diatribe.

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Internal Communications Check-Up: What’s Your Organization’s Temperature?

leaderCommunicator

I firmly believe that leaders are always communicating, whether they intend to or not. And just like a leader sends a message by communicating – or not – an organization shows its commitment to communication whether it intends to or not. That’s why, when clients come to us for help on improving communication, we start by taking the organization’s temperature.

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SELF-AWARENESS & FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Coaching Tip

An analysis by Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) shows that public companies with a higher rate of return (ROR) also employ professionals who exhibit higher levels of self-awareness. . The Korn Ferry Institute analyzed a total of 6,977 self-assessments from professionals at 486 publicly traded companies to identify the “blind spots” in individuals’ leadership characteristics.

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The Upside of Impracticality: Or Why I Left Congress for Brooklyn

Mills Scofield

Caitie Whelan recently gave up the prestigious job of a Senior Foreign Policy Advisor in Congress to move to Brooklyn, NJ and write. Ayup! (Yes, she hails from the great state of Maine). Why? She wanted to make a dent in the universe (something she's done before). Read on. Be inspired. Think, ponder. and go make a dent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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This Is When You Should Take Time Off

Anese Cavanaugh

I'm off for a couple of days with a good friend of mine hiking in the desert, staying hydrated, and talking biz, life, and everything in between. Trekking the trails we've moved seamlessly from topic to topic, silence to chatter, catching our breath to being in the zone--appreciating the present state with every step. Seamless. Nourishing. Good. A couple days to reboot, refresh, and rejuvenate in order to come back stronger and clearer on Monday.

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Summer Business Book Reading – And, the First Friday Book Synopsis as a Professional Association

First Friday Book Synopsis

{I think I will be back to a more normal blogging schedule starting today. It’s been a fully-scheduled few weeks away from my computer, making regular posting quite a challenge. But, back at it…} A couple of thoughts for a Monday. #1 – Have you prepared your summer business-book reading list? I just read this […].

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Should You Point Out Why the Prospect Won’t Succeed?

David A Fields

A consultant sent me the following question in an email: You mentioned that one approach to dealing with a prospect who decides to go the Do It Yourself route is to clarify what success looks like. When I was in this situation recently I felt like I was doing the prospect a disservice, because they won’t succeed. What about asking some more pointed questions that highlight their mistake.

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What Old Ways and Old Practices Do You Need to Dispose of? – A business-arena challenge prompted by the life-changing art of tidying-up

First Friday Book Synopsis

I’m slowly reading the life-changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing by marie kondo. (The author puts everything in lower case, including her name – except for the word “Japanese.” Maybe to make it all look more tidy). I’m not actually tidying up yet – I’m just reading it slowly. […].

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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Improve Marketing Emails to Boost Sales

Strategy Driven

Everyone has experienced the sensation of being overwhelmed by seemingly useless emails filled with coupons, special offers, information about new product launches and other messages you do not have time to read. Business users sent and received on average 121 emails a day in 2014, and this is expected to grow to 140 emails a day by 2018. While it can be annoying to receive messages from every company you ever purchased something from or expressed interest in, email is a necessary part of busine

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Leadership Caffeine™—Is Leadership Changing?

Management Excellence

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The Subtle Science Of Getting Your Way

Eric Jacobson

"I define persuasion as ethically winning the heart and mind of your target," explains author Mark Rodgers. And, in his new book, Persuasion Equation , he teaches you the subtle science of getting your way. Persuasion has two primary roles : to get someone to willingly do something to get someone to willingly not do something Rodgers explains that persuasive people are: Assertive Empathetic Communicative Tenacious Resilient In the book, you'll learn that while logic prompts thinking, emotion pro

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The Upside of Impracticality: Or Why I Left Congress for Brooklyn

Mills Scofield

Caitie Whelan recently gave up the prestigious job of a Senior Foreign Policy Advisor in Congress to move to Brooklyn, NJ and write. Ayup! (Yes, she hails from the great state of Maine). Why? She wanted to make a dent in the universe (something she's done before). Read on. Be inspired. Think, ponder. and go make a dent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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It’s a GREAT year so far… or is it?

Strategy Driven

How’s it going? I mean this year so far? Accomplishing what you thought you would? On the path of amazing achievement? Or are you stuck in neutral, or worse, reverse? I am AGAINST 'having your best year ever,' but I am in favor of 'having a great year.' How’s your year so far? Having a great year is not a matter of doing one thing right - or even making one thing better - it’s a matter or making everything better, so that you can get to GREAT or BEST in whatever you do.

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I Just Unbanned a Member After More Than 7 and a Half Years

Managing Communities

Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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All That People Need to Know is Why Their Work is Important

Deming Institute

Motivation – nonsense. All that people need to know is why their work is important. W. Edwards Deming, From a speech at General Motors in 1992: Introduction to a System. The Essential Deming. We do a great disservice to our organizations when see motivation as the cause of poor results. Your management system should nurture an environment where people’s innate desire to do a good job is nourished.

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Making Decisions With Your Head, Heart and Gut!

My Own Coach

When faced with making decisions, do you find yourself … The post Making Decisions With Your Head, Heart and Gut! appeared first on My Own Coach Limited.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.